Thank you for the post. I have all these surnames in my database and the Scipio Wheelers, but I do not see the connection yet. Perhaps this will help as my guessed dates seem a bit low. Descendants of Elijah Wheeler 1 Elijah Wheeler b: Bet. 1700 - 1720 in of Amenia Precinct, Duchess Co. d: Abt. 1778 in will of September 2, 1774 Witnesses, Peter Mills, Martin Delamater, Oliver Fuller. Proved, August 3, 1779 .. +Sarah Wifeto Wheeler b: Bet. 1700 - 1720 .. 2 Nathan A. Wheeler b: Bet. 1740 - 1753 .. 2 Joana Wheeler b: Bet. 1720 - 1750 .. 2 Elizabeth Wheeler b: Bet. 1720 - 1750 .. 2 Robert K. Wheeler b: Bet. 1720 - 1750 .. 2 Elijah Wheeler b: Bet. 1720 - 1750 .. 2 Cyrus M. Wheeler b: Bet. 1720 - 1750 .. 2 William Wheeler b: Bet. 1720 - 1750 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa B. Culver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:43 PM Subject: [NYCAYUGA] Jenkins, Austin and Wheeler > While going through old land records for Cayuga Co. (Book of Deeds), I > found the following tidbit that might be of interest to someone. My > husband is distantly related to Cyrenus Wheeler of Scipio, which is what > caught my eye. Not sure if this is even the same Cyrenus Wheeler and I > have no known link to the Austins. > > On 27 Dec 1806, Cyrenus M. Wheeler purchased two pieces of property in > Milton, County of Cayuga. They were purchased from Mary Jenkins of Town > of Mumford? in the State of Connecticut and from her brother Charles > Austin of Poplar Ridge. They came of the property through their father > David, the brother of Jeremiah Austin, deceased Revolutionary veteran > (died 1777?). He was granted Lot #22 in the Military Track. > > The document was also signed by Edward Austin and Wm. Wheeler > (relationships unknown). > > Teresa > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the NYGenWeb project home page lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >